Harper Zilmer is ready for her comeback nearly two months after announcing a hiatus from social media while seeking treatment for her mental health struggles. The 16-year-old Nickelodeon star took to Instagram Stories on Dec. 8 to give fans an update and to share some “exciting news.”
“I officially get out of treatment on December 19,” she wrote to her 8.3 million TikTok followers and 1.2 million Instagram followers, adding that she “got to step out for a few days” for the premiere of her new Nickelodeon TV movie My Weird School, which will come out on December 30.
“I’ll be back very soon,” she added, explaining that her team will be taking over her social pages to promote the film until then. “Can’t wait to see you all so soon!”
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What Happened to Harper Zilmer?
Zilmer, who rose to fame as a social media star, singer, and host of the LOL Podcast, which boasts nearly 3 million subscribers, took to TikTok on Oct. 19 to announce a social media hiatus amid a mental health battle.
She first began to open up about her personal struggles in September, after her boyfriend Benson Overstreet admitted to cheating on her.
“I was in bed for 3 days straight,” she said on an episode of the podcast. “I couldn’t eat, or if I ate, I would throw up… and then I just kept finding out more and more things about him and like what he did behind the scenes and stuff. So that’s made me even worse.”
A couple of weeks later, she took to her TikTok to reveal she was “leaving for a little bit.”
“I have been going through a lot recently,” she said. “I’ve struggled with mental health over the past six years, but it’s gotten to the point where I have to go to a place and get help.”
“I’m really nervous to go to this place because I don’t know anybody that’s there,” she continued in the tearful makeup-free clip. “But it’s going to be a few months, and I’ll be back better than ever.”
This story was originally published by Parade on Dec 8, 2025, where it first appeared in the News section. Add Parade as a Preferred Source by clicking here.